Misfit François kidnaps young Mado and takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. A strange relationship evolves till the police comes upon them.
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Claude Hébert | ... | François |
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Madeleine Desdevises | ... | Mado |
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Paulette Lahaye | ... | La mère de Mado |
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Juliette Le Cauchoix | ... | La mère de François |
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Fernand Decaean | ... | Le beau-père de François |
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Dominique Besnehard | ... | L'instituteur |
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Odette Maestrini | ... | L'epicière |
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Ginette Mazure | ... | La photographe |
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Denise Garnier | ... | La secrétaire de Mairie |
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Norbert Delozier | ... | Le beau-frère de François |
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Janine Huet | ... | La soeur de François |
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Marie Sanson | ... | La vieille dame aux Cailloux |
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Edouard Besnehard | ... | Le boulanger |
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Henriette Adam | ... | Une femme |
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Jean Brunelière | ... | Le juge d'instruction |
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Twenty-something François collects boxes and bottles and resells them to shopkeepers. He lives with his insensitive mother and stepfather. Mado a 11-year old, outsider of her family because of the oddness in expressing her feelings gets kidnapped by François. He takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. Despite the circumstances, an increasingly comforting relationship evolves till the police discovers them. They see the situation under a completely different point of view. Based on a true story. Written by Anonymous
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A strong analogy with William Wyler's masterful "the collector" (1965).But "la drôlesse" is a good movie on its own,probably Jacques Doillon's finest hour.
François,a hung-up young man,locks up Madeleine ,a teenage girl ,in an attic.François is an outcast,unable to integrate well into a society. Here begins a "in Camera" drama ,with a subtle development.Soon ,we do not know anymore who the prisoner is and who the jailer is.An inhibited person,François is completely baffled when Madeleine tells him that she wants to be pregnant by him.As some critics noticed when the movie was released ,the keyword is "games".The two characters seem to play dad and daughter ,dad and mom ,and so on....
Madeleine Desdevises,who was very promising,died from leukemia shortly afterwards.